Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test: Score Report Data That Helps You Hire

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APTITUDE TEST

CCAT

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The CCAT measures cognitive aptitude, one of the


best predictors of job success. The test evaluates
many of the critical factors that contribute to on-the-
job performance: critical thinking, problem solving
ability, attention to detail, and the ability to learn and
apply new information. The CCAT is one of our most
CRITERIA COGNITIVE popular aptitude tests and is commonly used to test for
a broad range of mid- to high-level positions.
APTITUDE TEST
A general cognitive aptitude test.
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Measures:
Critical thinking
Problem solving skills
Learning ability Which of the following boxes should replace
Aptitude for applying new information the question mark to complete the pattern?
- A. B. C. D. E.
 Questions: 50 items
 Timed Test: 15 minutes

Answer: B

Lisa Sample
Position: Operations Manager
Test Date: Jan 19, 2016
Test Event ID: CRI-3666-UXHY
S C O R E R E P O R T
SCORE REPORT DATA
THAT HELPS YOU HIRE
Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test Results Summary

Each report provides powerful information in an


24 50
The CCAT measures cognitive aptitude, or general
intelligence. This test provides an indication of a subject’s
ability to solve problems, digest and apply information, learn
new skills, and think critically. Cognitive aptitude is one of the intuitive and easily understandable format.
most accurate job predictors of job success for any position.
RAW SCORE PERCENTILE

What you’ll find:


Results Details  RAW SCORE: questions answered correctly
Lisa Sample achieved an overall score of 24, which means Lisa answered 24 questions correctly. This
corresponds to a percentile rank of 50, meaning Lisa scored better than 50% of the people who have taken this
 PERCENTILE: a performance metric indicating
test. Below are details of how Lisa performed in specific sub categories. performance relative to others
 SUB-SCORES: Spatial Reasoning, Verbal Ability,
and Math & Logic
SPATIAL REASONING
PERCENTILE
VERBAL ABILITY
PERCENTILE
MATH & LOGIC
PERCENTILE  SCORE RANGES: recommended by position
Ability to visualize, make spatial Reasoning and comprehension of Ability to reason using numbers and
judgements, and problem solve; words, constructive thinking, and numerical concepts. Also measures
correlated to general intelligence. attention to detail. logic and analytical thinking. Results are instant – view your candidates’ score
70 50 24 reports as soon as they finish the assessment.

Raw Score 24
Research shows that
cognitive aptitude is one
of the most accurate
predictors of job success:

2× MORE THAN
INTERVIEWS

3× EXPERIENCE
MORE THAN

4× EDUCATION
MORE THAN

Aptitude as a Predictor of Performance


Research shows that aptitude is one of the CAS E S TU DY
most accurate predictors of job success: twice A technology call center used the CCAT to predict
as predictive as job interviews, three times as training completion rates. They found that using a
predictive as experience, and four times as predictive as CCAT cutoff score would reduce the number of people
education level. who didn’t make it through training by 50%.
Scientifically Validated TRAINING COMPLETION RATE BY CCAT SCORE
The CCAT has been extensively validated, 100%
demonstrating that the test is highly predictive of
job performance for a wide variety of jobs. It is 75%

an especially effective predictor of performance for jobs that


require enhanced abilities in the areas of problem solving, 50%

learning, critical thinking, and verbal and mathematical


reasoning. 25%

TOP CCAT POSITIONS


0
Less than 20 20-23 24-29 30+

Six months after hiring, employees who passed the


CCAT were also much more likely to still be at the
company (74% compared to 51%).

RETENTION RATE BY CCAT SCORE


SALES
MANAGERS EXECUTIVES 75%

50%

25%

EXECUTIVE SOFTWARE 0
ASSISTANTS DEVELOPERS ANALYSTS Less than 23 24+

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